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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM TO MEET IN RIO DE JANEIRO

From:

CENTRO DE INFORMAÇÃO UNITED NATIONS

DAS NAÇÕES UNIDAS INFORMATION CENTRE

INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM TO MEET IN RIO DE JANEIRO

FROM 12 TO 15 NOVEMBER

UNITED NATIONS, 10 September 2007 – Representatives of government, the private sector, nongovernmental

organizations, the Internet community and the media will converge in Rio de Janeiro for the

second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, to be held from 12 to 15 November.

The conference, to be held at Windsor Barra Hotel, will focus on the overall issue of “Internet Governance

for Development”. Five main themes will be addressed – access, diversity, openness, security and critical

Internet resources.

Some 2,000 participants from more than 100 countries are expected to attend. In addition to plenary

sessions, there will be open meetings and thematic workshops to discuss specific issues and share best

practices.

The Internet Governance Forum is not a decision-making body, but a space for dialogue for all those

involved to discuss Internet governance issues. There will be no negotiated outcome, but the meeting will

seek to create a dialogue among all participants on public policy issues relating to the Internet and create

new dynamics between participating institutions.

The first Forum meeting in Athens last November saw the creation of a number of “Dynamic Coalitions” of

participants from governments, the private sector and civil society to address issues such as open